Museum blog

June brings short nights and spectacular skies - from noctilucent clouds to the first true views of the Milky Way's glowing core.

Discover what to see in March, from the last full moon of winter to a conjunction of Venus and Saturn.

May’s night sky brings a rare blue moon, meteors from Halley’s Comet, and a strange galactic hamburger. We’ll also explore Coma Berenices and use it to find star clusters and distant galaxies.

Explore what you can see in the night sky this November, including the brightest star in the night sky and the brightest full Moon of the year!

Explore what you can see in the night sky this October, including Cetus the whale, the Orionid meteor shower, and more!

Learn about Dr Nina Baker’s struggle to become one of the first women navigation officers in the British Merchant Navy

Contrary to popular belief, the Titanic disaster of 1912 was not Britain's greatest loss of life at sea. The Lancastria disaster of 1940 is the most catastrophic loss recorded.